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Biak, is separated from Korrido by a narrow channel, the two forming the Schouten 

 islands. 1° s., 136° 02' E. Little known. 



Bickerton, see Late, in the Tongan group. 18. 



Bigali, see Pikelot, Caroline islands. 



Bigar, another form of Bikar, Marshall islands. 



Bigedj, islet of Kwadjelin, Marshall islands. 



Bigini, see Bikini, Marshall islands. 



Biguela, see Pikelot, Caroline islands. 



Bikar, or Dawson, consists of three islets on the east side of the atoll in the Marshall 

 islands. According to Kotzebiie the centre of the group is in 11" 48' N., 170° E. 



Bikerei, islet of Maiana, Gilbert group, i 00' 20" n., 173'' 00' 45" E. 7. 



Bikini, or Eschscholtz, was discovered by Kotzebue in Oct. 1825. Marshall group, 

 iS m. N-s. South point is, according to Brown, 11^ 33' n., 165" 37' E. 6. 



Bilibili, in Astrolabe ba}', New Guinea. 5° 20' S., 145' 46' E. Natives are enterpris- 

 ing traders and make excellent potter}'. 



Bindloe, of the Galapagos, is 800 ft. high, o"' 18' 50" N. 



Bio, 2 m. northwest from Ugi, Solomon islands; coral islet 100 ft. high, uninhabited. 



Birara, a name of a district of New Guinea, sometimes incorrecfllv applied to the whole 

 island. 



Bird, islet on east coast of Admiralty. 2° 08' S., 147" 14' E. 



Bird, islet in passage between Mbenga and Viti levu, Fiji. 18' i9'2o"s., 177^58' 15 "e. 



Bird, islet of Palmyra. 



Bird, see Farallon de Medinilla of the Marianas. 



Bird, see Nihoa of the Hawaiian group. 



Bird, see Reitoru of the Paumotu archipelago. 



Bird, a name given bv Cook to Hikueru, Paumotu archipelago. 



Bird, a small group off the Australian coast. 11' 47' S., 143° 06' E. 



Birnie, of the Phoenix group, was discovered by Captain Eniment. It is a mile long 

 and not more than 6 ft. above the sea. 3" 34' 15" S., 171° 42' w. British protec- 

 torate July 10, 1889. 



Bishop, see Nonuti, Gilbert group. Also Tapituea of the same group. 



Bishop and his Clerk, rocky islets south from Macquarie. 55° 15' .s., 160° 10' E. 



Bisliop Junction, see Erikub, Marshall islands. 



Bitutu, islet of Tarawa, Gilbert group. 120" 33' x., 172 55' 30" E. 



Bill, islet 2 m. northwest from Ugi, Solomon group. 1.5 m. long, 240 ft. high. 

 10° 11' S., 161" 38' E. 



Biva, a low, coconut-covered, inhabited islet a mile in length, 10 m. west from Yasawa 

 group, Fiji. 17 ' 08' 30" S., 176' 52' 30" E. 



Blackney, or Blakeney, a low, wooded island in the Louisiade archipelago. 



Blair, Fiji. iS' 30' 10" s., 177" 36' e. 



Blake, see Motuiti of the Marquesas. 



Blunt, Fiji. 18° 52' s., 178° 24' 40" E. 



Blanchard, of D'Entrecasteaux, is the island known as Doini. 10" 42' S., 150' 40' E. 



Blanche, islet 280 ft. high, on the north coast of Rendova, Solomon islands. 



Blaney, see Nonuti of the Gilbert group. 



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